Porch detail, William Smith House, Ansonville, North Carolina

William A. House House -- The Oaks (Ansonville, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Porch detail, William Smith House, Ansonville, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Greek revival (Architecture)
Houses
Porches
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
3-1/2 x 5 in.
Item identifier:
bh0107p12
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Ansonville (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Smith, William A. House -- The Oaks (Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Ansonville
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
William Gaston Smith (planter, merchant, and leader at Carolina Female College), first owner; William A. Smith (Confederate veteran leader active in textiles, banking, and education), second owner
Architectural note:
The house was expanded in the 1880s with the addition of one story wings and a portico.
Historical note:
Surviving outbuildings include a kitchen and a frame barn that features a stuccoed stone Gothic arcade.
Location:
Ansonville (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses